@hiddenphilippinefiles: The Philippines has around 340 MILLION coconut-bearing palms. 🌴🇵🇭 They cover approximately 3.6 million hectares. And almost every part can be used. 🥥 Meat → food, milk and oil 🥥 Water → drinks 🥥 Husk → ropes and mats 🥥 Shell → charcoal and crafts 🌴 Leaves → roofing and weaving 🌴 Trunk → lumber 🌴 Sap → vinegar, sugar and traditional drinks Philippine coconut products are shipped around the world. But behind this massive industry are millions of Filipinos whose livelihoods depend on the trees—and a single powerful typhoon can destroy years of growth in hours. They call coconut the Tree of Life. For much of the Philippines... that's not a metaphor. 🇵🇭 #HiddenPhilippineFiles #Philippines #Coconut #FilipinoHistory #LearnOnTikTok